Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Possession vs Penetration Edgemont *Updated* (Start Time: 2017-11-09 09:40:00)

Get the GOAL (10 mins)

Organization: Same organization as the warm-up rondo. But now one player drops to play goal keeper (player on team who loses rondo), One stays in the red grid as a defender in a 3v1, in blue grid it is 1v1 with a target man (orange) standing on the far end of the blue grid infront of goal.

Instructions:

* Coach always starts the play, passes to any one of the three reds.

* It is 3 v 1 until red gets just 4 passes amongst themsleves and then look to find thier red teammate in the blue grid.

* That player then must beat their defender and combine with the orange player going to goal

**ORANGE PLAYER HAS ONE TOUCH** (start with two touches for them if your players may not be able to produce enough opportunities w/ 1 touch)

* Red team has 4 minutes to get as many goals as they can, then switch. (Red then would put one of their players in goal, one becomes the target man and the other two become defenders, they can switch whenever they want)

Coaching Points:

* Movement off and on the ball for the #10 (red in the 1v1 above)

-When?: While the ball is travelling

-Where?: Depending on ball placement and where you want to pull your defender

-Why?: Movement creates space for you or player currently on the ball

* Can you read the passing of the midfielders behind you to move and adjust your body to make it as easy as possible to get to your #9 (orange)?

* Correct body shape when recieving to allow you do what you want next.

* Can we disguise our intentions? Both as a pacer and reciever?

Progressions/Regressions:

* If you defenders get a bit bored or complacent cause all they have to do is defend then you can have it that if either blue gets the ball they have a 2v2 to goal against the #10 & 9. But once ball is out of play they must get set extremely quick because the coach is sending that ball right back into the fray with the red team.

* To get more creative movement you can say the three reds can find the orange player first but if they decide to do that, the orange player has just one touch to lay the ball off but has maximum two touches if the #10 finds their feet.

REGRESSION: *UPDATED*

*For a team not as soccer smart as some higher level boys teams and you are having trouble getting your striker onto the ball. Have the defender in his square to start on the same line that the orange player is on and once the ball reaches the stricker they can advanace and defend the striker.

Game (10 mins)

Organization:

Same grid from conditioned game but just picked up the cones marking the areas and free play.

Instructions:

* Players have to score

Coaching Points:

* Movement off the ball to create space for passing lanes or allowing teammates to go 1v1 or even to over load defenders.

* Can we read the passes and defenders to anticipate where we should be to better get a goal?

Progressions:

n/a